Château Pontet-Canet 2008

James Suckling

The minerality and floral character to this is really impressive with lots of bark, currant and dried rose character. Full body, chewy yet polished tannins and a mouthwatering finish. Made from biodynamcially grown grapes.

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

A wine for our children’s children. Nobody in Bordeaux is more attentive to detail than Alfred Tesseron is at Pontet-Canet. Fashioned from incredibly low yields, a very late harvest, and a Draconian selection, the 2008 will not be close to drinkability for at least a decade, and it should still be in superb form circa 2060. An absolutely amazing effort, it boasts an inky/black/purple color as well as an extraordinary bouquet of creme de cassis, graphite, charcoal, and incense, blockbuster depth, and full-bodied power. The tannins are high, but they are remarkably velvety as well as well-integrated. Sensational acidity gives the wine precision and vibrancy, but the impression is one of massive concentration and power. The 2008 Pontet-Canet, a candidate for the wine of the vintage, is a tour de force in viticultural precision and winemaking savoir faire.

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

VertdeVin

The nose is fresh, fruity and elegant. It reveals notes of blackberry and cherry cream combined with slight notes of minerality, licorice, fine touches of undergrowth and a touch of truffle. The mouth is fruity, mineral, elegant, silky and offers a beautiful silky matter, a fine tension, freshness, a beautiful expression, a good structure as well as a beautiful velvety and relatively aerial matter. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of blackberry, sour cherry and slight notes of cassis, crushed strawberry combined with hints of wood, licorice and fslight notes of truffle, a touch of saline minerality and a discreet hint of spice. Tannins are fine and well-built. Good length.